Police encourage homeless people to go to shelters in face of extremely
cold temperatures

Municipal police officers have focussed on areas where homeless people
sleep, in an effort to get them to go indoors, to various shelters for the
night. The move comes at a time when the Czech Republic has been hit by
extremely cold weather.

Officers doing their rounds, whether in Prague or towns like Ústí nad
Labem and Zlín, have encouraged those sleeping rough to take shelter and
have been providing information. Temperatures have fallen well below zero
at night, putting lives at risk.